Lesson 29 - Vocabulary

Ms. Nimmer (United States of America)
20 words 12 learners

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  1. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  2. aide
    someone who acts as an assistant
  3. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
  4. colleague
    an associate that one works with
  5. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  6. curriculum
    an integrated course of academic studies
  7. dissertation
    a treatise advancing a point of view resulting from research
  8. evaluation
    the act of ascertaining or judging the quality of
  9. excel
    distinguish oneself
  10. philosopher
    a specialist in the investigation of existence and knowledge
  11. plagiarism
    taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  12. prank
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  13. prolific
    intellectually productive
  14. psychology
    the science of mental life
  15. reformatory
    tending to reform
  16. remedial
    tending or intended to rectify or improve
  17. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  18. sophomore
    a second-year undergraduate
  19. sorority
    a social club for female undergraduates
  20. truant
    one who is absent from school without permission
Created on Tue Mar 12 11:16:13 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Mar 12 11:20:17 EDT 2013)

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